the united states commerce secretary has resigned now weeks after he crashed into two cars in a single day. those crashes happened in southern california earlier this month. at the time -- i should say the commerce department official said that secretary john by sen by sen had a seizure. felony hit and run. prosecutors have filed no charges. the outgoing secretary released a letter he wrote to president obama in which he said his seizure could be a distraction from his job. secretary brysen had already transferred his duties to his deputy and she is apparently taking over, at least for the time being. scorching temperatures across much of the country on this first full day of summer. yesterday, record-breaking highs led to some dramatic moments in parts of the northeast. according to emergency officials, at least 15 spectators passed out at a high school graduation in central connecticut. they went to the hospital with heat exhaustion. and in northern, new jersey the sweltering temps caused two students to faint during their big day. today, the highs 10 to 20 degrees pof average. heat